Machine for vending and advertising.



G. L. RICHARDS.

MACHINE FOR VENDING AND ADVERTISING.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.19, 1912.

1,058,101. Patented Apr. 8, 1913,

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COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH CD.,WASN|NGTON. n. c.

In Um. t or" G. L. RICHARDS.

MACHINE FOR VENDING AND ADVERTISING.

APPLICATION TILED MARJQ, 1912.

1,058,101. Patented Apr. 8 1913.

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COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH CO.,WASmNfiTON. D. C.

ration.

In order that the said invention may be clearly understood and readily carried into effect, I will proceed to describe the same with reference to the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of mechanism adapted to accomplish the objects hereinbefore referred to. Fig. 2 is a front ele- Fig. 3 is a plan corresponding to Fig. 1. Figs. 4 and 5 are detached views of parts hereinafter particularly referred to.

The drawings illustrate an arrangement of the mechanism adapted for the delivery of stamps, tickets, or such like articles singly at each operation. The machine can be adapted to issue one or more stamps or the like simultaneously if occasion require or the exigencies of the situation demand the same.

Referring now to the drawings, the mech anism is arranged on frames 1, 2 mounted upon a base or bed plate 3. On the side frame 2 a reel of stamps, tickets or such like a is mounted on the spindle 41 the said reel being carried bet-ween side plates 4. The strip 5 from the aforesaid reel 4: is led over the roller 6 and under the roller 7 from which latter roller it passes to the feeding roller 8. This latter roller is provided with teeth or pins 9 arranged at intervals thereon and adapted to engage with the perforations in the strip of stamps, tickets or the like. The said strip is held against a certain portion of the surface of this roller 8 by means of .a curved plate 10 of yielding or elastic character, the effect of the said plate being to insure the engagement of the strip by the teeth or pins 9. To this end the said plate is adapted to exert just sufficient pressure to effect the purpose without fear of tearing the strip. The aforesaid plate 10 is formed with slots or apertures which permit of the free passage of the teeth or pins 9 on their project-ion through the perforations in the strip 5.

11 indicates a screw whereby the plate 10 is held in position. 4

The operation of the roller 8, so as to effect the feeding of the strip 5 to the knives or cutters 18, 19, iseffected by means of the gear wheel 12 mounted on the shaft 17 pertaining to the said roller 8. This wheel is formed or provided with steps or flats adapted for engagement with the mutilated wheel 13 which derives its motion from the spur wheels i i, 15 the latter being onthe main shaft 16, which receives its motion from any suitable power unit (not shown). Referring to the detail views Figs. 1 and 5, the wheel 12 is shown as formed with teeth 12 and intermediate smooth surfaces 12". The wheel 13 isfo-rmed with teeth 13 and a smooth periphery 13". When a feeding of the strip takes place, the wheel 13, by means of the teeth 13' engaging with one of the sections of teeth 12 moves the wheel 12 through an angular distance equivalent to such section of the teeth. Having moved the wheel 12 the wheel 13 by means of the plane part of its periphery slips past the wheel 12 by means of the respective smooth parts 13 and 12". In the present illustration, a chain or sprocket wheel 16 is shown mounted on the shaft 16. The strip 5 having been fed forward the desired amount, the knife 18 is caused to descend 011 to the knife 19 and thereby effect the severance of the stamp which has been fed forward by means of the mechanism just previously described, the severed stamp falling into the pocket 20. The knife 18 is operated by means of a lever 21 which is in turn actuated by a cam 22 on the aforesaid main shaft 16. The lever 21 is pivoted at 23 and engages at one end with the cam 22 and at the other end with a reciprocating slide or rod 2 1 having a connection at 25 with the knife 18. The end of the rod 24 adjacent to the lever 21 is provided with an antifriction roller 26. A spring or other suitable means 27 effects the return of the knife 18 to its original position after effecting the cutting. A pad 28 descends just previously to the knife 18 so as to hold the strip 5 tightly in position during the process of severing the stamp therefrom; this pad is operated by means of the cam 29, on the main shaft. 16, through a lever 30 and link 31, springs 32 on the guide rods 33 serving to lift the pad clear of the strip and allow the further feeding of the latter.

The aforesaid cards 01' the like containing tie advertising matter are arranged in a rectangular chute or stacker 3% which may,

for convenience, be mounted on the side frame 1 or attached on the underside of the frame for feeding upward This chute or stacker may be of any suitable or convenient size adapted to contain the cards, booklets, or other articles in sufficient number,

say, up to 1,000, and the lower end thereofis arranged adjacent to the pocket 20, the latter being adapted to receive the said articles as well as the stamps. The card or other article is delivered from the chute or stacker by means of a slide 35 adapted to work in guides 36, 37, the actuation of the said slide being effected by a lever 38 which is pivoted at 39 and which is operated by the cam a0 mounted on the main shaft 16. The arrangement is such that, at the operation of the machine for the purpose of obtaining a stamp the slide 35 is caused to move under or above the chute or stacker 341 and in so doing it pushes a card or other article,which has previously arrived in its path, out of the chute or stacker 34, the said card or article falling into the pocket 20. The slide 35 is returned to its original position by means of the spring 11.

The chute or stacker is preferably constructed to contain as many cards, booklets, or other articles as there are stamps, tickets, or the like on the reel. Should a smaller number of cards or booklets be placed in the chute or stacker than there are stamps or tickets, the latter will continue to be issued even after the first mentioned articles have been exhausted, the issue of the stamps continuing until the reel thereof is exhausted.

The machine may be automatically closed at the coin slot by a slide or other suitable device actuated by an arrangement of levers which are set in operation directly the last stamp ticket or similar article leaves the feed roll, thereby preventing coins being inserted when the machine is empty. A counter of the Veeder type for registering the amount of stamps, tickets or similar articles issued may be aflixed to the machine and adapted for being worked from the main driving shaft 16.

In preparing the machine for working, the reel at is placed upon the spindle 4 between the plates 4 and the strip is passed about the rollers as hereinbefore described the pins or projections on the roller 8 engaging with the perforations in the said strip and which latter is then led under the holding pad up to the edge of the knives 18, 19. The cover plate is then adjusted with suflicient pressure to keep the strip on the pins 9. The strip is now ready for having the stamps cut off one by one, or more as the case may be, until the reel is exhausted.

The chute or stacker is filled with cards, booklets, or combined sheet of writing paper and envelop or such like containing advertisements which are issued singly, a weight being placed at the top of the stack. By inserting the predetermined coin or coins, which go through a suitable or usual testing mechanism and thereafter reach the starting lever of the power unit, the stamp, ticket or similar article, and the card, booklet, combined sheet of writing paper and envelop, or such like are delivered into the pocket together as hereinbefore described, and can be taken out by the operator. The power unit is preferably arranged so as to travel one revolution only each time a coin or coins is or are inserted.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is 1. In a vending machine, the combination of a feed roller for a strip of stamps, a gear wheel adjacent to said feed roller, said wheel having groups of teeth and intermediate smooth surfaces on its periphery, a mutilated wheel for imparting intermittent movement to said gear wheel and feed roller, a cam shaft geared to said mutilated wheel, a plurality of knives for severing single stamps from said strip, means for holding said strip during the severing operation, and mechanism pertaining to the cam shaft for operating said feeding, severing and holding means.

2. In a vending machine the combination of a feed roller for a strip of stamps, a gear wheel adj acent to said feed roller, said wheel having groups of teeth and intermediate smooth surfaces on its periphery, a mutilated wheel for imparting intermittent movement to said gear wheel and feed roller, a cam shaft geared to said mutilated wheel, a plurality of knives for severing single stamps from said strip, means for holding said strip during the severing operation, and lever mechanism for eifecting the operation of the knives and holding means.

3. In a vending machine the combination of a feed roller for a strip of stamps, a gear wheel adjacent to said feed roller, said wheel having groups of teeth and intermediate smooth surfaces on its periphery, a mutilated wheel for imparting intermittent movement to said gear wheel and feed roller, a main driving shaft geared to said mutilated wheel, cams on said shaft and a plurality of levers which are actuated by said cams and which serve to operate the knives and holding means.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE LIVINGSTON RICHARDS.

Witnesses:

T. SELBY WARDLE, W. T. SKERTEN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for' five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, I). 'G. 

